Panetta to unveil defense cuts this week
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……make it clear that the Pentagon will not maintain the ability to fight two sustained ground wars at once. "Instead, he will say that the military will be large enough to fight and win one major conflict, while also being able to 'spoil' a second adversary's ambitions in another part of the world while conducting a number of other smaller operations, like providing disaster relief or enforcing a no-flight zone."
LeT raises new all-women terror outfit for Kashmir with 21 girls
How Neo-Nazi terror cell gave authorities the slip
A secret report on the neo-Nazi terror cell which allegedly killed at least 10 people reveals a series of serious mistakes by Germany's law enforcement agencies. The authorities had the group under surveillance and could have stopped the murder spree before it even began, if they had only acted.
British voice behind a call to arms for Somalia's Islamic terrorists
Video reports of al-Shabaab battles with Somali forces feature jihadist with London accent
Metastasis of Al-qaeda? Pan-African terrorism
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The full name of Boko Haram is jama'atu ahlis sunna lidda'awati wal-jihad. It means People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad.
The shortened version of its name as Boko Haram in the Housa dialect means "Western Education Is Sin". It has been campaigning against Western and Christian education and for the enforcement of Sharia in a country where Christians and animists are in a majority in the South. It was responsible for more than 450 killings in Nigeria in 2011.
Offshoot of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb declares war on France
Snip: The last part of the video was concerned with the ideology of the group and its ambitions, particularly "to impose sharia (Islamic law) across the whole of west Africa." Young black fighters were shown calling for "pure and tough" Islam……. Twelve Europeans, including six French nationals, are currently held hostage in the Sahel.
Snip: Afghans face death if they do not have mobile phones playing defiant Taliban ringtones and messages, it emerged today They are being forced to show their loyalty to the insurgents at clandestine checkpoints by producing the chants romantising the war with the West.
China wants to set up bases in Pakistan, reveals intelligence report
China might be allowed to use Pakistan's military facilities, a secret intelligence report accessed by Headlines Today has revealed. The intelligence report has set alarm bells ringing in the government circles. Moreover, all this is being done without any public announcement.
China has been keen on building military bases in federally administered tribal areas (FATA) in the northwest region of Pakistan. In the last few months there have been several high level meetings of Pakistani and Chinese officials.
Where is everyone tonight? Snacking on leftover from New Years?